Audio Production Worktext, 8th Edition

11Sound Production for the Visual Media

11.1 Introduction

Most of what has been covered in this book deals with audio-only material, such as a disc-jockeyed show or a radio newscast. Just as important though, audio is used in conjunction with visual media—a TV production, a music video, a talk show, an animated cartoon, a dramatic movie, a video game, a documentary, and so on.

To some extent, dealing with audio joined with visuals is no different than dealing with audio alone. Microphones used for a TV game show have the same directionality and construction options as those used for a radio interview. The audio board used to record a television cooking show has many of the same controls as one used by a disc jockey. If the video is shot outside ...